Phil Kessling

9.0

Very Old World or Cool Climate tasting. This has really aged well. Very Northern Rhone tasting: black pepper, olive tapenade, black fruit, medium plus tannins. Surprising and excellent. — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured, enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2017 pours a deep ruby/purple color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with drop-dead gorgeous notes of mixed bramble fruit, fresh blueberries, freshly cracked black pepper, purple flowers, spiced and grilled kofta, dried green herbs and hot asphalt after a rain. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. This is a beautiful wine and one of the best New World Syrah’s I’ve had. If Tynan’s “Judge Family” is to Hermitage, The Joy Fantastic’s is to Saint -Joseph. Stunning. Drink now through 2032 — 8 months ago

Joe Estrada

9.1

Really nice Pinot Noir fron Sta. Rita Hills, paired with brisket tacos — 4 years ago

Alan Goldberg

9.5

A great Sauvignon Blanc. Passionfruit, grapefruit zest, gooseberries. — 4 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Nose pepper.
Palate: pepper. Savory. Medium to dark cherry.
13% very close to coast. — 6 months ago

Sarah Oettel

9.3

Like stomping on strawberries in a field. — 2 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.0

Well aged in Magnum format. A very beautiful beaujolese vintage who pinotes as we like. Notes of grape variety: cherries, rose petals and iris.. Beautiful notes of evolution dried flowers, truffled, humus. The 2015 density and the evolving aerial nuances of gamay form a rich and refined bouquet. Very greedy. Interesting final for this type of wine.

Bienn vieilli en format Magnum. Un beau cru du beaujolais qui pinote comme on aime. Notes du cepage: cerises, griottes, pétales de rose et iris.. Notes d’évolution: fleurs séchées, truffées, humus. La densité de 2015 et les nuances évolutives aériennes du gamay forment un bouquet riche et raffiné. Très gourmand. Finale intéressante pour ce type de vin. — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Nose: closed.
Palate is nice. Good fruit. Bright cherry. Some pepper.

No wholesale. — 6 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Nose: elegantly tropical.

Palate: big tropical. Very fruity. Balanced.

13.5%
$320 — 6 months ago

Mary Ellen Bonisteel

9.4

One of my favorite roses’!!! — 4 years ago